Whooo Hooo! The rumbling cheers from the crowd shook the ground, as Lance pushed his petals with all his might, showing the pulsing veins throughout his body. Then in a flashing second he storms passed the finish line. Lance Armstrong inspires me to keep fighting in life, even when you get knocked down because he was thrown so many obstacles including a devastating case of cancer. But in the end he fought back, got cured, and won multiple Tour de Frances. Lance Armstrong is arguably one of the greatest athletes of all time, he has won the Tour de France seven consecutive times. He was Born on September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas (he is 44 years old). His father named him after Dallas Cowboy wide receiver, Lance Russell. His career began as a triathlete, as a little kid. But, in high school he started …show more content…
Then, after that he broke records at the Tour Dupont, he won fastest speed in a timed trial (32.9 mph.). These races were more important among all his others because it kick started his reign of cycling and introduced him to professional cycling. But, his cycling career was soon interrupted on October 2, 1996, as he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. The doctors had informed him that the cancer had spread to his abdomen, lungs, and lymph nodes. At first he was given a 85-65% chance of survival, which soon dropped to 50-50%, then 40% and finally below despite numerous surgeries in multiple parts of his body. He was at his lowest point of his life, faced with the fact that he might not be able to bike ever again, or even face death. The hardest part though, was his memory of when his Olympic coaches came to visit him in the hospital which he thought was going to be a meeting of encouragement, but instead they ended up cutting his pay, and releasing Lance from the team. This he looks back on even today to teach him that life can be rough at points, and that he was at his lowest point